Speaking about the general election, Bishop Egan said that for Catholics
politics was about values, not just economics – the values of life, the
family, and caring for the poorest. He added: “Some politicians seem to suggest that British values are
essentially the NHS, decency and warm beer. No, what makes Britain great
is its Christian patrimony: the concern for justice, freedom and the
rule of law, values derived from love of God and love of neighbour,
fused with our native genius.”

A sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church, West Melbourne, FL on March April 19, 2015 by Pastor Dale Raether

Acts 12:1-19

Who would have thought that there would be persecutions today
like there were in Bible times! I know this world is evil. But I always
thought Satan’s main attack against Christians would be to get us so
focused on the here and now, that we wouldn’t care that much about God
and His Word. Satan has also been attacking the reliability of the Bible
through evolution and modern science. Satan’s tactics are working. The
1800s were known as the great missionary century. Christians all over
the world were convinced that the only way to heaven is through faith in
Christ. Since there were many who hadn’t even heard of Christ,
Christians would sacrifice every spare dollar they could find in order
to send out more missionaries. I know this is an idle question, but if
Christians had continued to send out missionaries in the 1900s the way
they did in the 1800s, would there even be an ISIL today? Maybe, but if
Christians were in the majority in many of those countries, ISIL
wouldn’t have the power to do the things they’re doing. So now what? In
our text this morning we see how the early Christians dealt with
persecution. They did three things: 1. They prayed.2. They trusted. 3. The kept spreading the Gospel.

By Christian Piatt The most recent Pew forum study,
which show that numbers of people identifying with any brand of
Christianity is still in decline, should surprise no one. But as is the
case any time such a study comes out, Christians are looking for reasons
why.By now we know a lot of the basic reasons: people are
busier, they are more mobile, there's less social stigma about not going
to church, folks don't trust us, etc. But I'm interested in looking at
it from three different perspectives, rather than just from the inside
of Christianity. After all, there's far more at play here than just
Christians not practicing what they preach.

Prosecutors in Pakistan's Punjab province have charged 106 people
in connection with the gruesome mob killing of a Christian couple who
were incinerated in a brick kiln for allegedly desecrating a copy of the
Quran.In November, Sajjad Mesih and his wife, Shama — who was
pregnant when the couple in their 20s was killed — were beaten and
thrown into the kiln they tended as laborers.

Francis declares ‘powerful of the Earth’ have obligation to feed the world

Pontiff to publish encyclical on environmental issues

Pope Francis leads a mass in St Peter’s basilica before the opening of
the general assembly of Caritas. ‘We must do what we can so that
everyone has something to eat,’ he said.
Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

the GuardianPope Francis
has warned “the powerful of the Earth” they will answer to God if they
fail to protect the environment to ensure the world can feed its
population.“The planet has enough food for all, but it seems that there is a
lack of willingness to share it with everyone,” Francis said at a mass
to mark the opening of the general assembly of the Catholic charitable
organisation Caritas.

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Pope Francis was sharply critical of the global arms industry in a speech at the Vatican this week, telling thousands of children in Rome that weapons manufacturers are money-hungry opponents of peace.

Some
powerful people make their living with the production of arms and sell
them to one country for them to use against another country … It’s the
industry of death, the greed that harms us all, the desire to have more
money.

From 4500 miles away
Pope Francis is exerting his influence on everything from foreign policy
to summits on poverty. Pope Francis got a big shout out on Tuesday from
the leader of the free world as a great example of someone who
understands what's important.

The Rev. Franklin Graham
has said that the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming decision on whether to
legalize same-sex marriage across America or allow states to continue to
make their own decisions will "rank as the most historic and
far-reaching judgment of the 21st century." He argued that it could pave
the way for "persecution of believers," and said he would be praying
for the nine Supreme Court justices.

People from
the Christian community hold candles while taking part in a protest
rally to condemn the suicide bombings which took place outside two
churches in Lahore, in Peshawar, March 18, 2015. Suicide bombings
outside two churches in Lahore at least killed 16 people and wounded
nearly 80 others during services on Sunday in attacks claimed by a
faction of the Pakistani Taliban.

Christian
leaders in the Pakistani city of Lahore are saying that they've
received death threats over the past few months because of their
involvement in the building of churches in the area.In a Monday interview with AsiaNews,
Javed David, a Pakistani Christian activist, explained that he and at
least three of his Christian associates have been threatened by an
unidentified group of Muslims in the midst of outrage stemming from the
construction of Christian churches.David, who is the president of
Hope for the Light Ministries, and his associates have been helping
poor Christian communities in Pakistan build places of worship since
2013.He explained that one of the latest altercations occurred in
April, where he was explicitly warned that if he continues his advocacy
work for the construction of churches, he will be made an "example" of.

Republican
presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson said God helped him "ace" his
college chemistry exam by showing him all the answers. But he promised
the Lord He wouldn't have to do that for him ever again.

The
American dream, that anyone can get ahead if they work hard enough, is
increasingly out of reach for the children of poor families, Robert
Putnam wrote in his new book,Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis.
In an interview with The Christian Post, Putnam shared that these
children, about one-third of all kids in the United States, are
distrustful of everyone due to their isolation from family, churches and
their community."Love hurts, trust kills," one of the kids who
he interviewed for the book posted on Facebook, Putnam said in a Friday
phone interview. "If you think what it means to grow up in an
environment where you think you can't trust anybody, that's a
devastating kind of environment to grow up in."

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama
spoke Tuesday about the importance of faith and family during a panel
discussion for the Catholic-Evangelical Summit on Overcoming Poverty at
Georgetown University."Faith-based groups across the country and
around the world understand the centrality and the importance of
[poverty] in a intimate way — in part because these faith-based
organizations are interacting with folks who are struggling and know how
good these people are, and know their stories, and it's not just
theological, but it's very concrete. They're embedded in communities and
they're making a difference in all kinds of ways," Obama said.

A pair of young Native American dancers
stand together during the opening "grand entry" to start the Oglala
Nation Pow Wow and Rodeo in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, August 4, 2006.
The annual festival is a bright spot for the Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation, which struggles with high unemployment and problems with
substance abuse and gangs and is one of the poorest communities in the
United States.

More than 200 teenagers and pre-teens
living on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota have planned,
attempted, or died by suicide between December 2014 and March of this
year, and now religious leaders are getting involved, claiming that
there's a spiritual battle that needs to be fought and won in order to
save their youth."This is beyond anything we've ever seen; it's
almost like 'serial suicides.' This is not just a psychological issue:
this is a spiritual battle with spiritual forces. The thief — speaking
of the devil — 'comes to steal, kill, and destroy,' and this is the
result," Ron Hutchcraft of Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, told Mission Network News.

"We
are anticipating the largest day of prayer from coast to coast with
more than 43,000 prayer gatherings," John Bornschein, vice chairman of
the National Day of Prayer Task Force and an executive member of the
National Prayer Committee, told The Christian Post."This coming
year marks the 64th anniversary of this important day and we fully
expect that the president will sign a proclamation as well as all 50
state governors. Already nearly 40 proclamations have been received and
counting."

Prof Chris Onalo

Posted by Ambassador T. Brikins

God-owned Business Forum (GBF), a business forum to serve as an official
business networking association for companies owned and managed by
bible practising Christians, has been inaugurated.Prof. Chris Onalo, the founder who is also Registrar/CEO at Institute of Credit Administration (ICA) called on Nigerian Christians and other
nations to partner with GBF.

Two
men will be quoting the Bible from memory to raise money for charity to
benefit the earthquake recovery in the Asian nation of Nepal.Tom
Meyer and Jason Nightingale of Wordsowers International will begin
their marathon memorized recitation of the Bible at noon Wednesday and
conclude at the same time the following day.

...and What it takes to be enlisted in this Army.

Kenneth & Gloria Copeland & David & Faith Oyedepo

The International Minister’s Conference 2015

"I will build My church; and the gates of Hell will not overpower it"

The conference is an ordained event by God to
mark the true start of the days of the Glory of the Church.God will show the secrets that make an End Time Church and what it takes to be enlisted as an Army of same.

Passion
for Truth Ministries Pastor Jim Stanley, 40, who told his St. Charles,
Missouri, congregation last summer that he didn't realize he had been
arrested after a federal grand jury indicted him last June for
defrauding investors, admitted in federal court Thursday that he cheated
his elderly victims out of $3.3 million while making $570,000 for
himself.

While working on an unrelated research project, I recently came across some data published by the Hartford Institute of Religion Research. Though
the information was five years old, it still seemed highly relevant
today. In essence, the data showed that non-denominational churches are
now the second largest Protestant group in America. Only the Southern
Baptist Convention is larger.

It
looks like God is having his way with Ben Carson. Calling himself a
"reluctant warrior" Sunday, the retired neurosurgeon and conservative
star revealed that he's running for president, a decision he said he
wouldn't make unless God told him to do it.

"I'm
willing to be part of the equation and therefore, I'm announcing my
candidacy for President of the United States of America," Carson, one of
the world's most celebrated neurosurgeons told Jeff Barnd of WKRC Cincinnati Sunday. He is expected to make a formal announcement in Detroit, Michigan on Monday.

Women
and children rescued from Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the
Sambisa forest by the Nigerian military arrive at an internally
displaced people's camp in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria, May 2, 2015.

Some of
the nearly 700 hostages rescued from terror group Boko Haram last week
following raids by the Nigerian army have spoken out about the horrific
treatment they received. The captives revealed the Islamic militants
stoned women to death as the army was approaching to rescue them, and
reduced children to near "skeletal bodies" due to starvation."We just have to give praise to God that we are alive, those of us who have survived," 27-year-old Lami Musa told The Associated Press.

In
this file photo, Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House speaks at a
pastors conference in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 10, 2008. Jakes will be
hosting his first international MegaFest in Johannesburg, South Africa,
on Oct. 11-12.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Megachurch pastor Bishop T.D.
Jakes of The Potter's House in Dallas, Texas, charged Wednesday that
it's corporations and not elected officials that represent "the greatest
hope" in effecting change and development in underserved communities
across America. He said, however, that they need to "add a moral
component to money" to make it happen.

A
woman holds a placard during a march and rally in east London, December
13, 2013. They were participating in a rally organized by British
Islamist Anjem Choudary condemning use of alcohol and promoting Shariah
law.

About the Author

"My
blood is good enough for army service, but not good enough after,"
shouted a woman at a line of riot police last Thursday in Jerusalem."My brother is in Golani [an army unit] and so was I, but I can't get
a job; I face racism when I want to move into an apartment," said
another man in Tel Aviv on Sunday night.They were two voices out of thousands who turned out for two massive,
unprecedented, and at times violent, protests against racism and police
brutality in Israel.

Pledging
to spread God's love "even though earthquakes come," a small
evangelical church in Nepal completed on Saturday its worship song
interrupted by last week's natural disaster.

The first-hand account
from the International Mission Board is one of many reports surfacing
of how Nepal's Christian minority is regrouping after a 7.8-magnitude
earthquake collapsed many churches during their main weekly worship services.

About Me

Ambassador T. Brikins is a Writer Blogger, Mass Communications Consultant and Inforpreneur having experiences in the National News Media, Oil and Gas, Administration, University and the Church of Christ..
He is C.E.O. @ New Direction Communications..
He is an ordained Minister and heavily imparted by Dr. David Oyedepo, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, Rev.Roselyn Oduyemi, Kenneth Copeland,Dr. D.Yongi Cho, Apostle Alex Bamgbola, Kenneth E. Hagin, Apostle G. Oduyemi, Archbishop Benson Idahosa, T.L. Osborn,Dr. E.W. Kenyon , Oral Roberts and many more.
Ambassador T. Brikins runs with the visions of Isaiah 11:9; Matthew 23:23 and 11 Corinthians 5:16-21 working with the Lord for their practical expressions in every area of life. .
He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.
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